Websense mistakenly classifies Microsoft.com as Marijuana-related site

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Wishful thinking? ;-)

Via The Register.

[snip]

Microsoft's software download site was briefly categorised as a marijuana-related site and blocked by censorware outfit 
Websense on Monday. Websense blamed human error for the slip-up (or should that be splif-up), which it was able to 
quickly correct.

"For a brief period of time on Monday, the Websense database categorized www.microsoft.com/downloads incorrectly. Our 
system detected the error immediately," Websense said in a statement.

[snip]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/04/ms_websense_hash/

- ferg


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 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
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